Definition of ouzel - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

garden bird

Dated

black songbird common in Europe and parts of Asia

Dated

An ouzel sang from the hedge at dawn.

stream bird

Dated

small river bird that dives and walks underwater

Dated

We spotted an ouzel bobbing on a rock by the creek.

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Expressions with ouzel

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ring ouzel

european thrush with white neck ring

A ring ouzel perched on a rock.

water ouzel

small bird diving in fast streams

The water ouzel feeds along the stream bottom.

Origin of ouzel

Old English, ōsle (blackbird)

Examples of ouzel in a sentence

A lone ouzel hopped across the wet lawn.
An ouzel vanished beneath the current.
The ouzel nested near the waterfall.

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French:merle noir, cincle, ...
German:Amsel, Wasseramsel, ...
Italian:merlo, merlo acquaiolo, ...
Spanish:mirlo, mirlo acuático, ...
Portuguese:melro, melro-d'água, ...
Chinese:乌鸫, 河乌, ...
Japanese:クロウタドリ, カワガラス, ...
Arabic:شَحْرور, الغَوّاص, ...
Hebrew:שַׁחֲרוּר, קִיכְלִי מַיִם, ...
Russian:чёрный дрозд, оляпка, ...
Ukrainian:дрізд, водяний дрізд, ...
Hindi:यूरोप और एशिया के कुछ भागों में पाया जाने वाला काला गाने वाला पक्षी, पानी में गोता लगाने वाली छोटी नदी-चिड़िया, ...
Bengali:ওউজেল, ডিপার, ...
Catalan:merla, merla d'aigua, ...
Czech:kos, skorec, ...
Danish:solsort, vandstær, ...
Dutch:merel, waterspreeuw, ...
Greek:κότσυφας, νεροκότσυφας, ...
Hungarian:feketerigó, vízirigó, ...
Khmer:បក្សីអ៊ូសែល, បក្សីទឹកតូច, ...
Korean:검은지빠귀, 물까마귀, ...
Persian:مرغ سیاه, پرنده‌ای کوچک از پرندگان رودخانه‌ای غواص, ...
Polish:kos, pluszcz, ...
Portuguese (BR):melro, melro-d'água, ...
Romanian:mierlă, mierlă de apă, ...
Swedish:koltrast, strömstare, ...
Thai:อูเซล, นกกะรางน้ำ, ...
Turkish:karatavuk, su karatavuğu, ...
Vietnamese:chim hoét, chim lặn suối, ...

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